Forming hot glass into mold charges



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FORMING HOT GLASS INTO MOLD CHARGE Filed Aug. 6, 1920 a Shets-Sheet 8 Patented Nov. .26, '1929 UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE ALBERT N. CRAMEB, or TOLEDO, 0111-0, ASSIGNOR TO OWENS-ILLINOIS GLASS COM- PANY, or TOLEDO, 012110, A oonronarron 0F onro FORMING HOT GLASS INTO MOLD CHARGES Application filed August '6, 1920. Serial No. $01,638.

My invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing formed mold charges.

shape of the issuing glass by the action of a 'heating flame which completely blast flame. V

111 its preferred form, the invention comprises a bushing of refractory material forming the outlet orifice of the furnace and an annular burner surrounding said orifice, by which a ring of flame under a controlled pressure is caused to surround the issuing stream or column of glass. Combined with this burner is a shaping and controlling element in the form of a cup, which is automatically brought. into position beneath the orifice after each cutting operation and in which the flame from the burner is confined to form a support-. ing cushion of burning gas enveloping and sustaining the glass issuing from the orifice.

'The construction and arrangement of the burner and the bushing ring provide for a surrounds the glass flowing'from the orifice. The holes in the burner are arranged to direct the combustible gases downwardly in converging -directions so that the flame impinges with considerable force against the sides of the stream or column of glass. In this manner cooling of the glass as it issues from the orifice is prevented and the exterior of the charge may be heated to a high degree. The flame is thus effective as a re-heating agent close to the bushing, and also serves to preclude the cooling effect of the atmosphere even above its point of contact with the stream. This impinging action of the flame is moreover, effective in reducing and controlling the size of the charge of glass.

plified mechanical construction.

A furtherfeature of the invention relates to the shearing mechanism and its combination with the cupor means for retarding or stopping the-flow. Such cutting means and v retarding means are so coordinated and arranged that the retarding means is automatically operated a predetermined constant time interval after the cutter operates, independently of the frequency of the operation of the,

device as a whole -which frequency corre-.

sponds to and varles with the speed of the glass forming machine, or in other words, the number of molds broughtto charging position per minute.

In the preferred form of construction, the cutter and the retarding cup are mounted on a reciprocable support by. which they are brought alternately into operating position. A single motive element, as an air cylinder, is used to reciprocate said support and actuate the cup and cutter, thereby providing a sim- The cutter comprises a pair of blades and a toggle link connection so arranged that an opening and closing movement of the blades is effected by a single direct movement of the actuating device, giving a' quick cutting movement. Moreover, the toggle arrangement insures a,

maximum effective pressure or power applied as may be required to insure proper cutting. I The adjustment" may readily be made after the parts are assembled, and if desired, without interrupting the operation of the cutter. This adjustment avoids the need of the usual shims or other vexpedients commonly em;

ployed .to compensate for the reduced thickness of the cutters when ground to maintain their cutting edges.

Other .features and advantages will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a construction embodying the principles of my invention Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the fur-.

ing the air motor for operating the cutter and,

cup, and controlling mechanism for the motor. t

Figure 6 .is a section at the plane ofthe li'ne VI-VI on Figure 7 Figure -7 is a sectional elevation showingthe valves controlling the air motor'and the 'IX-IX on Figure 19.

.cup inposition.

Figure 19 is a plan view. of the cutting timer for the valves.

. Figure 8 is a section at the plane of the line VIIIVIII on Figure 7. Figure 9 is a section at the plane of the line Figure 10 is a part sectional elevation looking in a direction about at right angles to that of Figure 9, and shows the 'mea'nsf'or supporting the cup and cutter-mechanism.

Figure 11 is a part sectional elevation of the cutter mechanism. Figure 12 is a detail viewlof'a cup section and operating connections therefor.

Figure 13 I boot.

Figure 14 is a section at XIV on F igure 13.

the; line XlV Figures 15, 16, 17 and 18 are sectional ele-' va-tion views showing the boot, bushing and burner, "and also indicating the positions of the cutters, retarding cup and'blank molds at successive periods in ,the cycle of opera: tions. Figure 15 show-s a suspended gob just before the cutting operation. Figure 16 showsthe relation of parts at the instant the cutting takes place. Figure 17 shows the cutters being retracted and the'retarding cup.

moving into position. Figure 18shows the mechanism, the retarding cup and the actuating means for said parts.

Fi ure 20 is a similar View with ,the parts in a ifferent position.

"Referring particularly to Figures 1, 2, 13 and 14, the melting tank or furnace 20 (Fig. 13) is provided with aboot or extension 21 \vithits floor 22 below the nonnal level of the glass in the furnaceD The glass is discharged through aspout or passageway 23 in the fioor of theboot. For heating 01' controlling the temperature of the glass in the boot; an opening 24 is provided in the upper wall of the is a section through the furnace boot, through which a burner may direct a flame downward against the glass. A burner may also be provided at the opening 25 in the, i

be described; Referring to Figures 3, 4, and

15 to 18, a bushing'35 of-clay or other refractory'material is located directly beneaththe' clay floor of theboot with its downwardly tapered opening or passa eway 36in alignment- ,with the. spout 23.

K metal re-enforcing ring 37 may surmountv the bushing 35. The

- burner comprises an annular member or ring 38 surrounding the 'bushi'n'gand provided witha fiange-39 which abuts against-the floor 28. Asecond metal 'ring40 fits within the ring 38, being interposed betweenthe latter I and the clay busl1ing'35. -These two rings together complete theburner. The-fueltor the burner is'sup'plied through a-pipe 43 wl1ich' communicates with an annular pas:

sageway'44 formed in the ring38, the ring v 40 forming the upper wallof the channel 44. An annular series of openings 45 extend Ldi-- 'agonally 'downward from the :channel 44 through the flange 46 of the ri'ng'38 for directing thegases, downward and inward:

against the glass 47 as it issues from the boot. It will beseen that this construction provides a multiplicity of openings from which" jets burning gas issueand unite to form asheet of flame 48 surrounding and enveloping the flowing glass. The wall 49 of the ring 381's dox'vnwardly and inwardly inclined beneath the openings 45 and assists in direhting the burning gases; inwardly against the' glass.

An annular ,s'paceis formed between'the wall 49 and'the lower portion ofthe bushing 35 which spaceis 'kept'at a high temperature by the burning gases. The latter also envelop the'lower end of said bushing, protecting itfrom outside air and'maintaining it at such a high temperature that there is little adhesion between the inne'iiw'all of the bushing and the glass flowing therethrough. This is of material assistance-in obtaining a free flow ofthe glass-in a large stream orlicolumn'.

The flowing glass isperiodically severed at a point beneath the burner-to form individ ual masses or gobs, which are permltted to drop into the molds of a glass formlng ma-' chine. After each cutting operation, a con.-

trolling device in the form of a cup C isbrought. beneath the outlet V and co-operates with the. burner to retard, control, support,-

v mechanism is mounted on a supporting frame (see Figs. 9 and 10) located beneath the furnace boot 21. The frame 50 is supported by vertical rods 51 which extend through openings in lugs 52 on the frame 23, the frame 50 being adjustable up and down by means of adjusting nuts'53. In order to readily and rapidly drop the frame 50 for accessibility in making repairs, the lower end ofeach rod 51 extends through an elongated opening in the frame 50 and is provided with a shoulder and a horizontal supporting wedge 54 which extends through an opening in the rod 51, said wedge being seated in a recess 55 formed in the frame 50. This construction permits a rapid unfastening of the frame 50 and it also insures a fixed location when the frame 50 is re-fastened. Springs 56 interposed between the lug 52 and the frame 50, exert a downward pressure on the latter and serve to hold it steady.

Horizontal adjustment of the frame-50 is permitted by the means shown in Figure 9,

comprisinga bell crank lever 57 having a stationary fulcrum 58, one arm of this lever being pivoted at 59 to the frame 50 and the other arm having a slot and pin connection with an adjusting rod 60 actuated by a thumb screw 61. This provision for horizontal adjustmentpermits the cutter and cup carried by the frame 50 to be moved toward and from the furnace and thereby brought into exact register with the flow opening.

The cutting mechanism comprises a pair of shear blades 62 on arms 63 pivotally supported by pivot pins 64 and 641 on'a reclprocating plate 65 Toggle links 66 are connected by pivots '67 to the cutter levers 63. A cutteroperating arm 68 is connected by a pivot pin 70 to the toggle links. The arm 68 is fulcrumed to swing about a pivot pin-72 mounted in the frame 50. i A

Tensioning means (Fig. 11) are provided in connection with the knife arms 63 whereby the upper blade is caused to bear downwardly against the lower blade and the lower blade upwardly. Such means comprises a spring 175 mounted on the pivot pin 641 of the upper blade. said spring being held under tension between the plate 65 and a washer 176 on the pivot pin, the tension of the spring beingfadjustable by means of a nut 177. A spring 178 mounted on the'p'ivot pin 64 applies an upward tension to the latter and to the knife arm 63 which is keyed to said pivot pin. The

lower end of the spring 178 bears down-' wardly against a sleeve 179 mounted in a block 180 forming an integral part of the plate 65. The sleeve 179 has athreaded connection 181 with the block, whereby the pivot pin and attached arm 63 are adjustable up and down so that the. knife blades are relatively adjustable vertically. The sleeve 179 is held in its adjusted position by a spring actuated detent 182 which enga es notches 183 in the periphery of the sleeve 179. This method of. adjustment permits the blades to be accurately adjusted after the parts are assembled and renders unnecessary the use of the usual shims which are ordinarily employed to adjust the knives closer together after they have been ground thinner to maintain their cutting edges.

The cup C comprises horizon-tally separablc sections 73 carried on levers 74 connected by pivots 75 to the plate 65. Toggle links 76 pivoted to saidlevers at 77 are actuated by an arm 78 fulcrumed to swing about the pivot pin 72. A coil spring 79 supported in a yoke 80, bears at its ends against the levers 74.

The cup and cutting mechanism are oper ated by an air motor 82 mounted on the under side of the frame 50, said motor comprising a piston rod 83 connected through a-link 84 to a lug or extension 85 of the knife operating arm 68.

The operation of the cutter and cup is as follows: Figure 19 shows the position of parts just before the cutting operation. The motor 82 now operates, the piston rod 83 being moved to the right. This swings the cutter arm 68 about its fulcrum 72. The toggle links 66 are thereby actuated, first moving the blades 62 together to shear the glass, and as the pivot pin 70 moves beyond the pivots 67, the cutter blades are separated. By this time the arm 68 has been brought up against a stop 86 on the plate 65 so that the continued movement of the arm 68 causes said plate to swing with it about the pivot 72. The cut ter mechanism is thus moved bodily to the left beyond the flow opening and the cup sections carried inward to positions on opposite sides of and in line with the flow opening. Before the plate 65 completes its movement, the cup actuating arm 78 is arrested by a rod 87 connected at 88 to the arm 78 and having a sliding connection at its opposite end with the frame 50. The arm 78 being thus arrested, the final movement of the plate 65 causes the toggle links-76 to be straightened and close the cup sections, as shown in Figure 20. The cup C is now in position directly beneath the flow, as shown in Figure 18. The parts retain this position until the motor 82 is reversed and returns the parts to the Figure 19 position. During this return movement the arm 68 swings from the stop 86 to the stop 89, thereby moving the toggle links 66 in-- ward! This gives an idle shearing movement .to the cutters, which is merely incidental to positioning the toggle links for the next cut.

lVIovement of the plate 65 at this time is prevented by a friction brake consisting of a spring pressed lug 90 (see Fig. 9) bearing against a block 91 and which may seat in recesses in said block. After the arm 68 strikes thestop 89 the plate islswung to the right.

As it commences such movementthe pivots 77 are moved therewith relatively to'the arm 78 andcause the cup sections to'be separated. v The spring 79 assists in opening the cup with;

a snap action. The parts are thus brought to the Figure 19 position in which they remain until the motor 82. again operates-to repeat. the cycle of movements abdve described.

The means forcontrolling the operation of the air motor 82 will now be described, refere-nee being had to Figures 5 to 8. inclusive.

Air under pressure issupplied through a. pipe 95. A branch 'pipe196 leads directly from the supply pipe to a port 97 at one end of the motor cylinder, so that there is a constantair' pressure in the cylinder in front ofa piston 98.

-The supply of air behind the piston is controlled bya valve 99 in a valve'casing 100. The operation of this mainvalve 99 is con.-

trdlled by poppet valves 101 and 102. When the valve 102 is lifted, compressed air froin the ipe is admitted to the air chamber 103- eneath the head 104 of the main valve,

thereby lifting the valve and admittingair. through a ort 105 to a'pipe 106 leading to the rear end 0 the motor cylinder behind thepis- 'poppet valve 102 again closes the air pressure ton '98.; The motorpistonis thereby driven to the right and operates the cutter and'cupj in the manner above described. When the is retained in, the chamber 103 and the valve piston: held up until the poppet valve 101 is lifted andpermits the escape of air fromthe chamber 103; The/air pressure in the chamber- 107 above the head 104 will movesai-d head downward and withit the valve 99-." The latter thereby cuts off the air supply behindth'e piston 98 and opens the port 105 to the 'ch-am her 107, allowing the air to escape so that saidpiston is drivento the left. Ball check valves 1.09 control the exhaust from the ends of the \Vh'en the valve 99 is in'the position shown in. Figure 7, air has been exhausted from beneath cylinder.

a In order-to control the pressure'benea'th the head 104 while the poppetvalves are both closed, an air lock is provided by means of a small port 108 extending through'the valve 99, and. connecting'theports 103 and 105.

the head 104, and the port 105 is connected through the port 107 to free air. Air pressure is upon the top of, the valve 99 seating it, Also it is u on the top ofthe poppet-102, seating it. Continued rotation of the disk 133 would permit thepoppet 1 011to 'sea'tf Any," leakage of air by the valve. 102 would pass to thechamber 103 and tend to raise this head i 104. However, t his airlock being connected with the port 105-'and thus to the free air, permits this leakage to pass 0a. When the ,valve 99 is in. the rever'seor upposition, the airlock is'operative as follows:' Air pressure is admitted through the poppet 102 to the head 104. I This raises the valve 99 so that the nailed in bearingsin theends of a-gear casing 114. Keyed'to the shaft 113 is a 'mitre gear f a disk 123 journalled on the shaft. On the pipe 95 is connected through the port to the pipe 106 and, therefore, is filled withair under pressure. Any leakage of air from beneath' theliead 104, as for instance, leakage by the valve 101, would permit the pressure 0 to :be reduced sutficlently so thatthe pressure 7 on top would force the valve 99 from its-position. The air lock is adapted to prevent this V by connecting the air pressure in the port 105. with the chamber below the head 104,thereby making up forany' leakage 6f pressure therefrom I p The timing mechanism by which the poppet valves 101 and-102 are actuated at :predetermined time. intervals, comprises a; vertical driving 'shaft 110 (Fig. 7 which is rotated continuouslyy Abevel gear 111 key dt th 7 shaft 110 meshes with a gear 112 keyed to a j horizontal shaft 113., the latter being jour-i 115 which drives a pinion'116 r'otatable'on a bearing pin'117 extending radially-of the shaft 113. The pin 117 is keyed in a' stationary element 118', the latter mounted for rotament, as shown, being in the form of a worm igear with which meshes a worm 119 on an ad- 'justing shaft120, to which is secured a hand wheel 121 (Fig. 5) externally of the casing 114.. The pinion 116' runs in mesh with a bevel gear 122 rotatable ahout the shaft 113. The gear122, as shown, is keyed to; one side opposite side of said disk is keyed a gear 124,

so that the arts122,-123 and'124 are rotated as a unit.- e gear 124 rotates a pinion 125 journalled on a pin 126 keyed to a worm wheel 127 adjustable rotatively about the shaft-113 l by meansof a worm 128 on an adjusting shaft 129 ournall'ed in the casing 114-and provided with ahand wheel 130 (Figs. 5 and 8) outside of the casing. Abevel gear 132 runs in mesh with the pinion 125, said gear being fixed to a disk or'member 133 'rotative'ly mounted on 110v I '113 operates through the pinion 116 to rotatethe elementcomprising" the parts 122, 123 and 124 about the shaft1-13 in the 0pposit'e direction from that in which said shaft 125" is rotating, and at the same angular speed.

' The gear 124 operates through the pinion 125 to drive the gear 132 in the opposite direction from that inwhich. the gear 124 rotates,.or in other words in the same direction as the 130 '90 .tive adjustment about the shaft 113,-said eleups shaft 113 and at the same speed. It will thus be seen that for each complete rotation of the shaft 110 the valve operating rolls 135 and 134 are given a complete revolution about the axis of the shaft 113 and operate their respective poppet valves once during such revolution. The timing of the valves 101 and 102 may be adjusted by rotating the hand wheels 130 and 121. Thus, byrotating the hand wheel 130, the worm gear 127 is rotated about the shaft 113, causing the pinion 125 to roll on the gear 124 and thereby rotate the men1ber133 onthe shaft 113. In thising elements or shields 141 are mounted on;

the cutter arms 63 in position to surround the gob of glass as'the latter is severed and serve to guide the glass in its downward movement, and may have more or less of a compressing and shaping action on the glass. The gobs drop through stationary guiding rings ,or funnels 143 directly beneath the flow opening. The molds 140, as shown, are in-- verted blank molds registering with neck molds 144 in which the hooks of the bottles are formed. The molds 140 are mounted on a mold carriage 145 (Fig. 2) rotatable about molds 140 are swung down into finishing molds 147 in which the blanks are blown tonism being adjusted to discharge a gob into each mold.

Referring now to'Figures 15 to 18, it will be seen that the burning gases issuing from the annular burner provide a sheet of flame completely surrounding and enveloping the glass protruding below the bushing 35. --The pressure of the converging jets of gas on the gob may be sufiicient to reduce the diameter of the flowing glass and assist in rounding -ters operate 'to sever the same and permit it to drop into the mold. The cutters have a quickaction and are immediately withdrawn, leaving the glass protruding a slight distance below the bushing 35,.as-indicated in Figure 17. As the cutters withdraw, the cup C is brought into position bene'ath'the bushing (Fig. 18). As the cup is against or close to the burner ring 38 the flame from the burner is confined by the cup and exerts a' substantial upward pressure on the stub end of'the glass. This maybe suflicient to force the glass upward within the bushing, as indicated in Figure 18, and serves to completely re-melt the glass which may havebeen chilled by the cutter. j The glass may commence itsdownward flow while the cup is still in position, but is prevented from coming in contact with the'walls of the cup, owing to the'pressure of the enveloping burning gases. It is not always necessary to use the part 38 as a burner, as it has been found in ractice that under certain conditions and or making certain kinds of ware, entirely 'satisfactory-results an obtained by supplying cold air through the ring 38. This air in combination with the cup provides a controlling and supporting means fortlie glass, whereby the latter is sustained and the flow checked or stopped for any length of time required; depending on the time intervals between the bringing of successive molds to charging position.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I'claim is:

1. The combination with a container for molten glass, having an outlet'orifice' in thebottom thereof, of a cup comprising separable sections horizontally movable'into and out .ofposition beneath said orifice, and means to supply a heating flame downwardly into the cup through the upper end thereof when the cup is in position beneath the orifice, un-

der sufiicient pressure to support the glass.

2.1The combination with means for flowing glass, of adevice for severing the glass,

a device for retarding the flow after each severing operation, a motor for operating said severing and retarding devices, a drive ing element operative to periodically effect the operation of the motor at time intervals determined by the speed of the driving element, said motor being operative to effect such operation of the retarding device at a predetermined constant time interval after the operation of the severing device irrespectiveof variations in the time interval between successive operations ofsaid' severing device.

3. The combination with means for flowing glass, of a severing device, a retarding device, a pistonmotor, a driving element operable to effect the. actuation'of said motor at predetermined time intervals-determined by the speed Qftlle driving element, and connectiqns between said motor and. said devices by which a single operation of tllQIIlOtOI" causes said devices. to operate :in' succession in a predetermined time relation independent of the time intervals between the operations of the motor,

4. The combination with a container for molten glass, having an outlet througli which the'glass is discharged, of a severing device comprising shear blades, a retarding devicei the cup sections alternately into position be-.

including a cup jhaving horizontally separab'le sectiohs, a'carrier'on whi'ch said devices are mounted, means to move said carrier back and forthhorizontall to .move the cutter and retardingdevice a ternately to operneath the flow opening, and means for actu: atin'g said devices when i-ns'aidpositio'n.

6. The combination-of means for flowing glass, acutting device, a retarding device, a piston motor, and operating connections betweenthe motor and said devices whereby the movenien'tof the motor piston in one directionactuates the cutt ng device to cutthe glass and withdrawsit from the path of the glass, shifts the retarding device into operative position and brings it into opera tion, and whereby the movement of the motor piston in the reverse directionwitlidraws the retarding device and renders it inoperative.

= 7 The combination of means for flowing glass, a cutting device, a retarding device operable to retard the flow by pneumatic pressure applied to the glass, a piston 'motor, operating connections between the motor and said devices whereby said devices are brought alternately into operative relation to tlieflowing, glass and whereby the movement of the motor piston in one direction operates the cutting device to out the glass and then brings the retarding deviceinto operatioii,

the retarding device being iendei'ed-inoper--- ativetby a movement of theinotor-piston in a reverse direction, valves separately controlling said movements of the piston, means for periodically'actuating the valves at pre-v determined time intervals, and. adjusting by the carrier to said operative,

.' about said shaft; v 10, The combination of means for flowing J means for timing'the operation of o nevalve "relative to the other valve,

8-. The combination with means for flowing glass, of a cutting device operable toj .7

periodically sev'er charges of glass, a retarding device by which pneumatic pressure is periodically applied to the flowing glass and the flow is thereby periodically retarded, a motor comprising a reciprocating driving element operable by its movement in one direction to actuate said devices, and by its movement in the reverse direction to render the. retarding device inoperative, valves separately controllingsaid movemen-ts, a continuously rotating element, valve actuating devices rotated thereby and arranged to" operate the respective valves, and means for adjusting the rotative position of one'of said valve actuating devices through any desired angle, said adjusting means operable while said drivingelement is inoperation, v9. The combination with means fonfiowing glass, of means for separating the. glass into individual masses comprising a cutter' device and a'retarding device, a piston motor, operating. connections between the motor piston and said devices for actuating said de- [vices by a movement of the piston in one direction and silencing the-retarding device by a movement of the piston in the reverse direction, valves controlling the movementsof the piston; a continuously rotatingdrive' shaft, valve actuating devicesmounted to rotate about the axis of said shaft an'd each operable once during a complete rotation to actuate its associatedvalve, a train of gears driven by said shaft'icomprisingra gear con- 'nected toone of said devices and rotatable about said axis at the same angular speed as the shaft but in the .reversekdirection,a gear connected to the other. valve actuating device, and an idler pinion between said two last mentionedgea'rs whereby said last mentioned valve actuating device is rotated with said shaft and at the same angular speed, and ad us'ting means comprising'a stationary element on which said pinion is mounted and means forrota'tively adjusting said ;element glass, a 'severing device, a retarding device comprising separable cup sections,-a recipro'cating piston motor having operating con-' nections with said devices and operable by a movement of the motor piston in one direction to actuate the severing device, withdraw it from the path of the flowing glass and move the cup sections together into retarding position, and operable by a movement of the piston in the reverse direction to separate. the cup sections, and adjusting means to vary the time interval between successive movements of the p is't0n=.*in opposite d rections independently of the time interval between eration of the retarding device at a prede-- termined constant time interval after the operation of the severing device-irrespective of variations-in the time interval between'successive operations of said severi g device.

12. The combination of mean for flowing glass, a cutting device, a pneumatic -r'c tarding device, a piston motor, and operating connections between the motor and said devices whereby the movement of the motor piston in one direction actuates the-cutting device to cut the glass, shifts the retarding device into operative position and brings it into operation, and whereby'the movement of the motor piston in the reverse? direction withdraws the retarding device and renders it inoperative. L

13. The combination. of means for flowing glass,.a severing deviceya pneumatic retardmg device, and'a piston motor operableto periodically actuate the severing device and thereafter aetuate'the retarding device and cause a pneumatic retarding pressure to "be applied to the glass, said motor being opera able to maintain a constant time interval between the severlngfaction andthe actuation ot-the retarding device, independently of variations inthe time'int'ervals between sue cessive severing actions.

tor, means to periodically actuate the motor, and operating connections between the motor, the cutter and the retarding cup by which the cup is brought into said operative.

position by the motor a predetermined time interval after the operation of the cutter.

16. The combination of a container for molten glass having an outlet opening in its bottom through whichthe glass-issues, shears arranged to sever the glass at a plane spaced below the 'outlet, a retarding cup movable into operative positionbeneath the outlet,

means for creatingpneumatic pressure withi in the cup when in said position, a piston motor, means to periodically actuate the motor, operating connections between the motor, the cutter and the retarding cup by which' the cup is brought into said operative position by the motor a predetermined time interval after. the operation of the cutter,

independently vof variations in the time in- I tervals between successive, cutting operations, said motor being operative also to withdraw the retarding cup, and'adjusting means by which the time interval between the movements of the cup to and from operative po sition may be adjusted.

Signed at Toledo,-in the county of Lucas and State ofOhio, this 30th day of July, 1920.

-' ALBERT N. GRAMER.

14.:The1combination of a container for molten'glass having an outlet openingjin the bottom thereof through which the glass issues, a pneumatic retarding device,- a cut-, ter, and a piston motor operable automatically to periodically actuate the cutter and sever theglass at a plane below the outlet,f

withdraw the-cutter from the ,path of the glass and'thereafter actuate the iretarding device to apply a pneumaticretarding'pressure to the glass, said motor op rating to maintain a constant time interva between the severing act on and sald actuation of the retarding device, independently of variations in the tune mtervals between successive severlng actions.

15.;The combination of container for molten glass having an outlet opening in its bottom through which the glass issues, shears arranged to sever the glass at a plane spaced below the outlet, a retarding cup movable into operativeposition beneath the outlet,

means for creating pneumatiepressirre with.

in the cup when in s'aidposition, a piston mo- 

